News from FPJ – Page 309
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Veg Power ad campaign launched
Major new initiative targets £100,000 of fundraising for campaign to enthuse young people about vegetables
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Wonky juices hit shelves at Tesco
Waste Not range will make use of out-of-spec produce from G’s and AMC with 3.5 tonnes set to be rescued in first 12 weeks
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Nisa shopkeepers fight Co-op deal
The approved merger between the two companies is being challenged on legal grounds despite completion nearing
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Ocado partners with Sweden’s biggest supermarket
Deal with ICA is latest in string of international partnerships as retailers look to stay ahead of rising competition in online grocery market
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Lord Mark Price is new Fairtrade chair
Ex-Waitrose MD and trade minister named as chairman of the Fairtrade Foundation's board of trustees
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Coveris does its bit for Earth Day 2018
Over 130 employees take part in initiatives that help remove over two tonnes of waste from the local area
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Strong year for Berry Gardens
Soft-fruit supplier reports eight per cent turnover growth and outlines plans for major new office development
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TGA gears up for British Tomato Week
Promotional campaign will run for a fortnight this year, featuring tastings, cookery demonstrations and a tomato-themed supper club
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Year-round asparagus promo set for second year
Following the success of its initial promotion in 2017, growers' body targets second 12-month promotion
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Sainsbury's toiled in past three months
Britain's second largest retailer had the lowest gain in market share out of the big four ahead of "pivotal" merger
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Florette back on TV with £3m spend
Brand set to continue Always Made with Sunshine concept, backing up a range of new product launches this summer
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"Farmers and agronomists need mobile apps"
New agri-tech director Chris Farrington is setting his sites on creating a novel platform for farmers to manage their crops
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Tenderstem unveils ‘foodscape’ adverts
Imaginative designs by reknowned photographer Carl Warner to accompany campaign to promote product’s versatility
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Sainsbury’s-Asda tie-up ‘could squeeze small suppliers’
Federation of Small Businesses concerned increased buying power could be used to ‘milk small suppliers for all they’re worth’
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Merger 'risks store closures and job losses’, Unite warns
Union warns £15 billion deal has implications for tens of thousands of jobs, but Mike Coupe insists stores and their workers will be retained
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Sainsbury's results released amid Asda merger
Profits fell by 18 per cent for Britain's second largest retailer following Argos takeover and restructuring efforts
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Sainsbury’s confirms Asda merger
Sainsbury’s shares jump 20 per cent but deal raises major concerns among suppliers
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UK supermarkets join national plastic pledge
Retailers have agreed to voluntary plastic reduction targets in a bid to tackle plastic pollution
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Jazz box promo launches in Asda
Limited-edition nine-boxes of the apple variety go on sale, with consumers also offered the chance to win slicers
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New grapes to vie with Thompson and Crimson in Greece
British breeder and grower Jupiter Marketing joins forces with Grapa Varieties to grow new late-season varieties